A "Texanic" (gigantic Texas) collection of Art Deco architecture at Dallas' historic Fair Park.

A mythical chimera first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of the main animals of Texas livestock.

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

This downtown Dallas art installation is always on the lookout.

A trio of colossal statues spread across a Dallas neighborhood chart the emergence of a giant robot born of a locomotive and spilled gin.

This museum holds not just a world class collection of firefighting artifacts and gear but even the region's first fire station itself.

Behind the Cowboy Hall of Fame is a burial ground for good horses and a famed rodeo bull.

An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City.

Sitting in the arguable birthplace of the Wild West, this museum holds the largest collection of bronco busting bric-a-brac in the world.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Celebrate the history of the rich and truly misunderstood relationship between man and pigeon.

Only museum dedicated to women pilots, with personal artifacts from Amelia Earhart and other aviatrixes.

Collection of skeletal systems from the "world's leading supplier of osteological specimens."

An immersive art experience built by local arts collaborative, Factory Obscura, in the building formerly known as The Womb, a psychedelic arts center founded by the frontman of the Flaming Lips.

Where animatronic singing fish go to retire.

This Little Rock legend has survived decades of rowdy crowds, three fires, and a zombie wedding.

A beautiful South Korean gate and garden in Little Rock honors American Taekwondo.

Buddhist pilgrims journey to this sacred rock to leave offerings and have their wishes granted.

Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.

Thousands of artifacts tell Mongolia's military history, from the Bronze Age to the present.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.